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    ‘Traditional’ and ‘Organic’ Intellectuals in Wole Soyinka´s The Interpreters (1965) and Ayi Kwei Armah’s Fragments (1970)
    (Université Mouloud Mammeri Tizi Ouzou, 2024) Boucetta Bilal; Belmadani Hamid
    This research paper is a comparative study of The Traditional and Organic Intellectuals in Wole Soyinka´s The Interpreters (1965), and Ayi Kwei Armah‘s Fragments (1970). Through the theory of Traditional and Organic Intellectuals put by The Marxist Theorist and Philosopher Antonio Gramsci in his Prison Notebooks (1947). It seeks to investigate the extent to which both authors and novels converge in their depiction of their Intellectuals and their independent countries Nigeria and Ghana. In our research, the first chapter examines the portrayal of Traditional Intellectuals in both Wole Soyinka's The Interpreters (1965) and Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments (1970). The second chapter analyzes the depiction of Organic Intellectuals in both novels. A central finding of this study highlights Soyinka's and Armah's perspectives on the roles and challenges faced by these different types of intellectuals within their respective postcolonial contexts. Additionally, a part in our discussion consists of both Soyinka‘s and Armah‘s position as Organic intellectuals where they address the failures of postcolonial leadership and the gap between the ideal`s of independence movements and the reality of governance in both Nigeria and Ghana. Both Armah and Soyinka have inspired future generations of African writers and intellectuals through their commitment by advocating for justice and integrity in postcolonial Africa. Their works continue to be studied and admired for their profound impact on African literature and society.